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CJN vows to establish special court for corruption cases

Posted by admin Headlines, Judiciary Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA – Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Dahiru Musdapher, yesterday, said he would establish a special court with the sole jurisdiction of trying cases bothering on official corruption and economic crimes. The CJN further maintained that the idea of divesting the regular courts of such criminal cases and allowing the special […]

Bayelsa rape victim gets N.5m grant

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

BY CALEB AYANSINA ABUJA—FEDERAL Government has given a victim recently gang-raped by ten men in Bayelsa State a grant of N500, 000 to set her up in her welding business. This followed a request from the victim to enable her to get back to normal life. She also requested that she be treated for any […]

Villagers protest murder of medical doctor

Posted by admin Headlines, Imo, State News Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

OWERRI—Scores of angry indigenes of Ohii community, Owerri West local council area of Imo State yesterday marched through the major roads in Owerri municipality to protest the gruesome murder of their son, Dr. Moses Amako. The aggrieved villagers carried placards with varying inscriptions, some of which read: “We demand justice now”, “Who killed Dr. Moses […]

BA, Virgin Atlantic’s $235m fine: Probe panel begins sitting

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

By Jimoh Babatunde & Daniel Eteghe LAGOS – The Justice G. A. Oguntade-led panel set up by Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, to look into the legality and fairness of the $235 million fine slammed on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways over price-fixing commenced sitting yesterday in Lagos. The panel, however, adjourned further hearing […]

FG to scrap PHCN – NERC scribe (About time)

Posted by admin Latest Politics Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

BY CHIDI NKWOPARA OWERRI— Federal Government’s hammer has now descended on Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, following the planned scrapping and full privatization of the establishment. The Commissioner in-charge of Government/Consumer Affairs of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, Mr. Abba A. Ibrahim, disclosed this at a power consumer assembly in Owerri. Noting that […]

Consult widely on subsidy, EU cautions Jonathan

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics, Oil Politics Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

By Emma Ujah & Victoria Ojeme ABUJA—European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. David MacRae, has urged the Federal Government to engage in wider consultations and enlightenment of the public on fuel subsidy removal for proper understanding. He said the negative reaction from the general public on the proposed removal of subsidy from petroleum products was […]

Picture: Olympic silver medalist Sunday Bada, is dead!

Posted by admin Headlines, Sports, Track & Field Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Men and officers of the Special Fraud Unit, SFU, Milverton Ikoyi, Lagos, were, Tuesday, thrown into mourning following the death of Mr. Sunday Bada, a Superintendent of Police and an Olympic silver medalist. The late Bada, until his death, the Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, died on Monday. There were, however, different […]

Boko Haram: Judge faces sack -May face trial over links to convicted sect’s spokesman

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

A judge from the North faces sack and possible trial for being sympathetic to Islamist sect, Boko Haram. Sources said yesterday that the judge had an alleged link with the sect’s spokesman, Ali Umar Konduga (aka Al-Zawahiri), who was sentenced to three years jail last week by an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court on a one-count […]

Robbery attacks: Customers stranded as banks strike in Akure

Posted by admin Headlines, Ondo, State News Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Commercial banks in Ondo State yesterday embarked on ‘seat at work strike’ in some parts of the state following the incessant robbery attacks on some banks. Some of the banks in Akure had last Friday started the strike as they tactically turned back customers under the pretence of having privileged information that armed robbers were […]

China executes S/African woman for drug smuggling

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, December 12th, 2011

JOHANNESBURG -(AFP) China executed a South African woman by lethal injection Monday for drug smuggling after rejecting last-minute pleas for clemency from her government, the foreign ministry in Pretoria said. Janice Linden, 35, was convicted of trying to sneak three kilograms (6.6 pounds) of methamphetamine into the country in her luggage through the southern city […]